Unit1GrammarandusageDirectspeechandindirectspeech:Whatare“directspeechandindirectspeech
Andwhendoweusethem
Weusedirectspeechtoreportwhatexactlyhasbeensaid
Ifwewritethespeechdown,thewordswillusuallyappearinquotationmarks
Tomsaid,“IhavepreviewedGrammarandusage
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Weoftenuseindirectspeechtoreportthemeaningofwhathasbeensaidwithoutusingtheexactwords
TomsaidthathehadpreviewedGrammarandusage
Comparingtheexamples,wecanseethechangesin“personalpronouns&tenses”
Moreexamples:Shesaid,“I’musedtoads
”Shesaidthatusedtoads
shewasThetablebelowshowshowweusuallychangethetenseswhenthereportingverbisinthepasttense
DirectspeechReportedspeechDirectspeechReportedspeechSimplepresentPresentcontinuousSimplepastPresentperfectSimplepastPastcontinuousPastperfectDitto
SimplefutureFutureinthepastPastperfectP